Anatol

[ an-uh-tohl ]

/ ˈæn əˌtoʊl /

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a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “sunrise.”

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

In due course, Anatol Lieven reviewed the book in The Nation, and he called us all out as liberal hawks.
Iraq Ten Years After|Michael Tomasky|March 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
You cannot imagine, he wrote to his brother Anatol, how much I reckon upon this work.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
Like Artzybashev, but with less talent, Anatol Kamensky has written little stories happily enough conceived.
Contemporary Russian Novelists|Serge Persky
Anatol, however, insists on being left alone with her at this critical moment of his fate, so Max retires into the adjoining room.
Modernities|Horace Barnett Samuel

With pique mingling with his relief, Anatol rises to the occasion, professing the righteous indignation of a wounded spirit.
Modernities|Horace Barnett Samuel
These were qualities that immediately won the public's favor when "Anatol" first appeared.
The Lonely Way--Intermezzo--Countess Mizzie|Arthur Schnitzler